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1996 Web Aesthetics Edit
Old Skool Design Hot Again


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1996 Web Aesthetics
Old Skool Design Hot Again
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1996 Web Aesthetics - Old Skool Design Hot Again (GALLERY)
Old Skool Design Hot Again
Published: Jan 22, 08
Comments: 2
Views: 1,545

As a backlash to the ultra sleek, sophistication of corporate web pages, young creative web designers are returning to a more primitive web era. The 1996 aesthetics are popping up on art, photography, fashion and music sites.

Good examples can be found at :

www.maiuk.com
www.bad.bornbrightdesigns.com
www.paperrad.org
www.stilettonyc.com
www.ksubi.com

Their aesthetic, sometimes referred to as "dirt style," is visually hyperactive and almost willfully antagonistic: a riot of animated GIFs, tiled backgrounds, underlined blue hyperlinks, images with borders, and old-school blink tags. (Jesse Ashlock, I-D magazine). (idonline)

References:  idonline,

Filed In:  art design internet pop culture








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FOUR WAYS TO REACT: vote, favorite, add more examples of 1996 Web Aesthetics or comment about Old Skool Design Hot Again.

Bianca Bartz on Jan 22, 08  4,469 Trends   3,531 Comments
Turn your speakers down if you're going to look at Ksubi, I thought my ears would burst!
Bianca Bartz on Jan 22, 08  4,469 Trends   3,531 Comments 0
Victoria Tremlin on Jan 22, 08  35 Trends   44 Comments
lol, and some sunglasses, one site gave me a head ache.
Victoria Tremlin on Jan 22, 08  35 Trends   44 Comments 0

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